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United States Patent | 5,625,506 |
Dovek ,   et al. | April 29, 1997 |
A method and apparatus are provided for maintaining file readback performance compensating for readback errors caused by head/disk interaction used with a data detection channel in a direct access storage device. A readback signal is sensed from at least one disk surface and a data channel error rate is detected responsive to the readback signal. The detected data channel error rate is compared with a first predetermined threshold value and a gain of a phase lock loop (PLL) in the peak data detection channel is optimized responsive to an identified data channel error rate with a first predetermined threshold value. The PLL gain is adjusted until a lowest error rate is detected. A failure warning for the direct access storage device is provided to a user when the detected PLL gain is greater than a predefined loop gain value.
Inventors: | Dovek; Moris M. (San Carlos, CA); Smith; Gordon J. (Rochester, MN); Spong; Jaquelin K. (San Jose, CA) |
Assignee: | International Business Machines Corporation (Rochester, MI) |
Appl. No.: | 641342 |
Filed: | May 1, 1996 |
Current U.S. Class: | 360/51; 360/53 |
Intern'l Class: | G11B 020/10 |
Field of Search: | 360/51,53,46 369/48,54,55 |
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